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On the 13th of June, AKB48 member auditions for Taiwan were held in Taipei, making up the second round of judging. This round of auditions, which was announced at an HKT48 performance in Taiwan, was open to young women living in Taiwan aged 11-23,...

Square Enix are developing a Final Fantasy VII remake for PlayStation 4. The Final Fantasy VII remake will use a more modern art style for Cloud, similar to his appearance in Dissidia Final Fantasy or Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.

Those of you familiar with Japanese cuisine might have heard that horse meat, called basashi or sakura niku (cherry meat) due to its pink color, is a popular delicacy in Japan. Horse meat has been praised time and time again by many in the country...

Eiichiro Oda's beloved Shounen Jump! manga, One Piece, has already won a lot of awards and accolades, however, none of them might even compare to the newest accolade the manga has won, and that of course is the Guinness Book of World Records.

Though Tokyo Ghoul √A didn't go over as well as the first cour, there's definitely some anticipation for the release of Tokyo Ghoul: Jack, which we learned previously was going to get a fall release. Now some new details have surfaced via the late...

The official website for the anime adaptation of Haruichi Furudate's Haikyuu! ! began streaming first promotional video for the first Haikyuu! ! compilation film, Haikyuu! ! Owari to Hajimari (Haikyuu!

The Anime Expo 2015 schedule has revealed something that will definitely be a packed room when it hits as the English language premiere of Sailor Moon Crystal is now known. Viz Media will be showing off the first two episodes of the series with th...

It has been revealed that this summer will bring a One Piece special episode based on Sabo. The story of the popular Furuya Toru voiced character will air Saturday, August 22, on Fuji TV. One Piece Episode of Sabo will be the fourth installment of...

The official website for a new anime film Boruto -Naruto The Movie- today posted a main visual featuring its main characters, including Naruto and his son Boruto, drawn by the original creator of the series, Masashi Kishimoto, who also serves as e...

Following an early reveal, Transformers: Devastation has officially been announced, and Platinum Games is indeed handling the cel-shaded brawler. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance director Kenji Saito helms the project along with Platinum staff membe...

Fairy Tail's author Hiro Mashima has revealed new sketch of Levy McGarden and Gajeel Redfox on his Twitter. His recent sketch of Juvia doing the "kabe don" to Gray kicked up a fuss: He has also produced quite a few more sketches on his Twitter and...

Bandai Namco have shared the first trailer for Dark Souls III, which is in development for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. Watch it above. "The Dark Souls series has built a revered reputation placing it in the highest echelon of revered video ga...

Working! ! ! , the third anime adaptation of Karino Takatsu's family restaurant comedy manga, is gearing up for its July 4 debut, so we have a new character promo. This one serves up a quick spotlight on Kirio Yamada and Souta Takanashi.

The official site for the anime adaptation of the 2011 manga series Wakako-Zake did a lot of updates recently where we got the casting news of Miyuki Sawashiro taking on the lead role. The twelve episode run that airs as three minute shorts will b...

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon will place you in the role of a Pokémon, and it'll be up to you to solve a certain mystery that's been plaguing the world. The Pokémon Company recently shared the full trailer for the game.

The push is getting on for a lot of shows to do their TV spot advertising as other series wind down, and for the anime adaptation of Akira Hiramoto's manga series Prison School, a new 15 second TV spot has landed that tease a bit more of the show.

Premium Bandai is releasing a limited edition plastic model of the Scopedog Turbo Custom variant of the signature mecha from the classic 1983 Sunrise mecha series, Armored Trooper VOTOMS. This slightly slimmer, built-for-speed version of the Scope...

By Ishaan . June 15, 2015 . 11:26am Konami have released an E3 2015 trailer for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and you can watch the six-minute trailer below. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be available on PlayStation 4, PlayStat...

The Love Live movie has finally premiered in theaters, and the many nerds who spent days camped outside said theaters have come rushing in to spend hundreds of dollars to grab every single tokuten item.

We've said it time and time again that Love Live! fans, who are also called Love Livers, may be one of the most dedicated fans on Earth, and these dedicated fans, who often show up in parts of Tokyo (most especially Akihabara) flaunting their Love...

After a trio of character promos dedicated to the female leads, a full preview for summer's TV anime adaptation of Yu Moroboshi's fantasy action light novel series Kusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan (The Instructor of Aerial Combat Wizard Candidat...

By Ishaan . June 14, 2015 . 8:56pm Atlus have announced the full list of Persona 5 stuff that will be included with early copies of Persona 4: Dancing All Night in Japan. The content will come on a Persona 5 Special Movie Blu-ray disc.

Here's the first teaser trailer for the Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future film. The teaser gives us a better look at Dark Drive and the evil Krim Steinbelt. In the film, Eiji Tomari (played by Mackenyu), Shinnosuke's son from the future arrives a...

Image source: EarthBound Central Nintendo announced prior to the start of the Nintendo World Championships 2015 that they will finally release Mother 1, 25 years after it was first released on the NES.

The official Japanese Weekly Shonen Jump website listed new details about the Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring manga, this time, it is about the compiled volumes. The site revealed that the manga will only have a single volume as ...

A new key visual for anime adaptation of Ayano Takeda's Sound! Euphonium (Hibike! Euphonium) light novel series has been featured as a poster visual in the July issue of NewType. The new visual shows the girls from the series enjoying the springtime.

Missed today's special Nintendo Direct that officially unveiled new characters for Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Wii U, namely Street Fighter's Ryu and Fire Emblem's Roy? Well here it is. Aside from the official reveal of the two characters, the Direc...

Nope that's not a typo. It's a word I just made up now to describe this episode of One Piece. Friller (adjective) def. To be mainly filler but is still entertaining to watch. May not be limited to the thriller genre.

By Ishaan . June 14, 2015 . 8:18am Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is getting YouTube replay functionality, Nintendo announced today. The YouTube replay feature will allow you to save videos of your matches to view on your PC and smartphone, and also ...

The official website of the upcoming new TV anime series from the Dragon Ball franchise titled Dragon Ball Super has been updated and revealed a brand new visual for the July anime, which reveals two new characters.

'オムライスの日' (Omuraisu no Hi) "Rice Omelette Day" Well, I did ask for a quiet end for Isla last week, and on that front Plastic Memories is definitely delivering on that front. There's no tearful retrievals, no mention of death anywhere.

Spike Chunsoft began streaming a promotional video on Monday to reveal the new Grand Kingdom tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita consoles. The company plans to release the game this year.